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- [Voiceover] Hi, I'm Jan Kabili.Welcome to Up and Running with Photoshop Lightroom 3.This course is a no-frills,streamlined guide to just what you need to knowabout Lightroom 3.We'll home right in on the tasksthat are central to Lightroom,starting with importing photos to Lightroomfrom a digital camera,and from your existing photo collection.I'll show you key techniquesfor managing your photo collection in Lightroom,including organizing your photos with keywords,using a simple photo rating system that works,and sifting through a large collection of photosto find just the one you're looking for.

Then we'll get to the real magic:correcting your photosusing Lightroom's intuitive basic controls.I'll walk you through a photo correction workflowthat tackles whitebalance, exposure, and contrast.I'll show you how to bring detailback into clipped highlights,how to fix back-lit photos,and how to add extra snap to your photographs.So, let's jump inand get up and running with Photoshop Lightroom 3.

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5/6/2011

In this course, Jan Kabili provides an approachable introduction to organizing, editing, and sharing photos in Lightroom. The course offers a quick-start approach to the basics, from importing photos from a camera or a hard drive, to managing photos in the Library module, to improving photos by adjusting exposure, recovering details from highlights and shadows, sharpening, and more. Jan also includes a look at popular Lightroom features for sharing photos: exporting, printing, and creating slideshows.

Topics include:

Understanding Lightroom catalogs

Importing photos from multiple sources

Organizing photos with ratings, keywords, and collections

Working with virtual copies

Making basic corrections to photo color and tone

Making local photo edits with the Adjustment Brush and Graduated Filter tools